Globe Marble & Granite is owned by Peter Brooks, who has a background in the financial sector, as he worked on Wall Street in New York City for several years. Brooks initially became involved in the operation eight years ago as a favor, helping out on the financial end of the business. “I had the opportunity to be the controller here, and I always wanted to run my own business,” he said. “My financial background was helping on the business side, but I had a desire to work on the fabrication side; to examine the workflow and downscale a corporate structure that would fit this business.”
Ultimately, Brooks agreed to take over the company and left his position in the financial field. “I saw this as a long-term opportunity, and I made the jump,” he said, adding that he steadily created a business structure for the operation. “It began with simple things like staff meetings,” he said.